Graduate Sarah Goldfarb, center, wears sunglasses to show solidarity with fellow architectural graduates during RPI college commencement on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union) less

Graduate Sarah Goldfarb, center, wears sunglasses to show solidarity with fellow architectural graduates during RPI college commencement on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, ... more

Graduate Alexa Pajak wears a mortar board with a special message during The Sage Colleges commencement on Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

Graduate Alexa Pajak wears a mortar board with a special message during The Sage Colleges commencement on Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

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President Shirley Ann Jackson, left, poses with commencement speaker U.S. Rep. John R. Lewis, who received an Honorary Doctor of Laws during RPI college commencement on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union) less

President Shirley Ann Jackson, left, poses with commencement speaker U.S. Rep. John R. Lewis, who received an Honorary Doctor of Laws during RPI college commencement on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Rensselaer ... more

U.S. Rep. John R. Lewis, a civil rights leader, delivers the commencement address during RPI college commencement on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union) less

U.S. Rep. John R. Lewis, a civil rights leader, delivers the commencement address during RPI college commencement on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / ... more

Graduates in the military stand for recognition during RPI college commencement on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

Graduates in the military stand for recognition during RPI college commencement on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

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A graduate shows his passion on his mortar board during RPI college commencement on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

A graduate shows his passion on his mortar board during RPI college commencement on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

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Graduate Adam Patenaude, center, poses with President Shirley Ann Jackson, left, and Timothy Sams, vice president of student life, during RPI college commencement on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. Patenaude received the J. Erik Jonsson Prize for high academic achievement. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union) less

Graduate Adam Patenaude, center, poses with President Shirley Ann Jackson, left, and Timothy Sams, vice president of student life, during RPI college commencement on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Rensselaer ... more

Graduates approach the stage to receive their diplomas during RPI college commencement on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

Graduates approach the stage to receive their diplomas during RPI college commencement on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

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Graduate Tazy Montaz, center, receives her diploma and an embrace during RPI college commencement on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

Graduate Tazy Montaz, center, receives her diploma and an embrace during RPI college commencement on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

Mahassti Donadio of Colonie, center, takes pictures and cheers on friends graduating with doctors degrees during RPI college commencement on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union) less

Mahassti Donadio of Colonie, center, takes pictures and cheers on friends graduating with doctors degrees during RPI college commencement on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, ... more

Graduates receive their diplomas during RPI college commencement on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

Graduates receive their diplomas during RPI college commencement on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

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Graduates receive their diplomas during RPI college commencement on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

Graduates receive their diplomas during RPI college commencement on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

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Graduates receive their diplomas during RPI college commencement on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

Graduates receive their diplomas during RPI college commencement on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

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Friends and family shield themselves from the rain as they wait to enter the Houston Field House for the RPI college commencement on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union) less

Friends and family shield themselves from the rain as they wait to enter the Houston Field House for the RPI college commencement on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. ... more

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